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PA Midterm Election Debrief and Q&A: Jen Devor, Better Civics
BigTent Zoom RoomJen Devor, President & Co-Founder of Better Civics, is coming back under the Tent for a debrief of the Pennsylvania midterm elections followed by Q&A session. Better Civics is a nonpartisan, […]
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Spotlight Speaker: Dahlia Lithwick
BigTent Zoom RoomDahlia Lithwick is author of the best-selling new book Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America. She will discuss how women lawyers, independently of each other, sprang into action in 2016, holding our legal system accountable under the devastating policies being executed by Donald Trump and his administration. Sally Yates, Stacey Abrams, […]
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Spotlight Speaker: (He’s Back!) Ambassador (Ret.) Norm Eisen
BigTent Zoom RoomOn Monday, April 3rd at 7pm ET, join BigTentUSA as we welcome Ambassador Norm Eisen (Ret.). He will provide an update on all of the current investigations and the indictment […]
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Tent Talk: Kate Fellman, You Can Vote
BigTent Zoom RoomKate Fellman, Founder and Executive Director of You Can Vote will be joining us. With everchanging election laws in North Carolina, Fellman will debrief us on the state's 2022 midterm […]
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Spotlight Speakers: Charlie Sykes and Rick Wilson
BigTent Zoom RoomOn Wednesday, April 26th at 7:00pm ET, join BigTentUSA as we welcome Charlie Sykes and Rick Wilson to discuss the current dangers of fascism in our country and how we […]
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Tent Talk: Sylvester Johnson III, VoteRiders with Jessica Craven
BigTent Zoom RoomOn Tuesday, May 2nd, at 12:00pm ET, Sylvester Johnson III, National Volunteer Manager and Voter ID Coalition Coordinator at VoteRiders is coming back for another Tent Talk. He will provide results […]
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Tent Talk: Ballotpedia
BigTent Zoom RoomOn Tuesday, May 16th at 12pm ET Ballotpedia will be joining us to discuss citizen-led legislation (ballot measures), why it's important, and ballot measure trends they are seeing around the country. Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics, and the nation’s premier resource for unbiased information on elections, politics, and policy As a non-partisan […]
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Spotlight Speakers: Jonathan Alter and David Greenberg
BigTent Zoom RoomJonathan Alter and David Greenberg will join us to provide a historical framework for our current political and cultural reality. They will define the events in modern history that led […]
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Tent Talk: Civic Influencers
BigTent Zoom RoomMaxim Thorne, CEO of Civic Influencers, and Rohan Preston, Theater Critic at the Star Tribune will join on on Tuesday, June 6th at 12pm ET. Civic Influencers gives young voters on-the-ground data and winning strategies on campuses and in communities to boost civic power and impact elections. Read Thorne's latest Washington Post Op-Ed article here […]
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Spotlight Speakers: Billy Ray, Gretchen Barton and Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), moderated by Sanjyot P. Dunung
BigTent Zoom RoomAcademy Award-Nominated Screenwriter, Billy Ray and Public Opinion Researcher, Gretchen Barton and Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) & moderated by Author Sanjyot P. Dunung will discuss how voters feel about the state […]
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Spotlight Speaker: Professor Larry Diamond with Anne Wedner
BigTent Zoom RoomOn Wednesday, June 21st at 7pm ET, Professor Larry Diamond, Professor of Political Science and Sociology at Stanford University, specializing in democracy studies, Author, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, […]
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Spotlight Speaker: Stephen Vladeck with Dahlia Lithwick
BigTent Zoom RoomStephen Vladeck, Author of The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic will join us on on Wednesday, June 28th at […]
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Spotlight Speaker: David Pepper, Saving Democracy
BigTent Zoom RoomA warm welcome to David Pepper, who is returning under the Tent. Join us as we speak to him about his new best-selling book, Saving Democracy: The User’s Manual For […]
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Tent Talk: The Fairness Project- Ohio’s Latest Power Grab
BigTent Zoom RoomWe welcome Hannah Ledford Deputy Executive Director and Campaign Director for the Fairness Project. In Latest Power Grab, Ohio Senate Advances Anti-Democratic Supermajority Requirement for Ballot Measures. In the latest attack on direct democracy, Ohio legislators on Wednesday voted to advance a supermajority threshold for future ballot measures, co-opting a tactic being pushed by extremist officials […]
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Spotlight Speaker: Andrew Weissmann
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent welcomed veteran prosecutor and legal analyst Andrew Weissmann, to answer questions we had (and some we didn’t know we had) about THE INDICTMENTS. Weissmann served as the lead prosecutor for […]
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*In-Person* Spotlight Speaker: Michael Waldman, How the Supreme Court is Reshaping America with AG William Tong (D-CT)
Greenwich, Connecticut To Be ProvidedJoin us for cocktails and conversation, in Greenwich, CT on Wednesday, September 13th at 6:00PM with Michael Waldman, President of The Brennan Center for Justice, and Attorney General William Tong (D-CT). They will discuss Michael’s new book, Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America, what role the state courts play, and, possible court reforms that can protect […]
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Tent Talk: We the People for Education with Tiffany Van Der Hyde
BigTent Zoom RoomJoin us as we discussed the changing the narrative for public schools. We The People For Education (WTPFE) wants to return local school districts’ focus to its students and tamp […]
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Tent Talk: Center for Common Ground with Andrea Miller
BigTent Zoom RoomJoin us in a discussion with Andrea Miller, founding Board member of Center for Common Ground. Center for Common Ground was founded to educate and empower under-represented voters in voter suppression states to engage in elections and advocate for their right to vote. In partnership with local, on-the-ground organizations, they build advocacy and voting campaigns […]
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Spotlight Speaker Series: Simon Rosenberg and Robert Hubbell
BigTent Zoom RoomJoin Simon Rosenberg and Robert Hubbell for a conversation about the state of our democracy and the growth of the Pro-Democracy Coalition that must be ready for 2024. Simon Rosenberg is a political strategist and founder of New Democrat Network (NDN) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank and advocacy organization based in DC. […]
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FeaturedSpotlight Speaker: Banned in the USA with Suzanne Nossel and Richard Dresser
BigTent Zoom Room2023 Banned Books Week is upon us, and we were thrilled to host Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, and Richard Dresser, President of the Writers Guild Initiative. They examined […]
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Spotlight Speakers: A Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson and Katie Couric
BigTent Zoom RoomOn Wednesday October 25th at 7PM ET, BigTentUSA is thrilled to host historian and popular Substack author Heather Cox Richardson in conversation with award-winning journalist Katie Couric. They will discuss Richardson’s new book Democracy Awakening: The State […]
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Spotlight Speaker Series: Neal Katyal
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent was thrilled to host Neal Katyal, the former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, under the Tent. He has argued more than 50 cases before the Supreme Court. Katyal previewed the cases before the Court this term, and discussed the hottest legal issues in Trump’s cases. About Neal Katyal Neal Katyal, the former […]
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Tyranny of the Minority: Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt in Conversation with Ian Bassin
BigTent Zoom RoomWe were honored to host a special conversation with Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, authors of the new book Tyranny of the Minority (the follow-up to the bestselling How Democracies Die) and Protect Democracy Executive Director, Ian Bassin. Levitsky and Ziblatt put forth the argument that the American political system incorporates counter-majoritarian elements designed to […]
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James Carville and Sarah Longwell in conversation with Katie Couric
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTentUSA was pleased to host legendary political consultant James Carville and focus group guru and publisher of The Bulwark, Sarah Longwell, in conversation with award-winning journalist Katie Couric. They dove into the mindset of voters as the 2024 Presidential election approaches, exploring topics such as voter preferences for candidates and the underlying reasons for these […]